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Well, I did it. Nervously, tentatively (since having all your friends say "you should do this for money" is how disasters happen) I set up my initial Etsy shop. First items up on the block are baby viking costumes. More to add later as I come up with it, but I wanted to get something public. http://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsTMK So, any suggestions/comments? Especially about the self-promotion thing. Never been good at that or sure how to. Also, is Etsy Goon Squad still an active thing to do?
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Anyone think that connecting an Etsy shop with a Facebook page is useful?
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Apr 10, 2013 21:28
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neongrey posted:Just FYI I have been shoving this link to your shop at everyone I know who has a baby. You might want to consider more sizes though, since it seems pretty small for everyone but the littlest kids. Thanks! Sizing is hard, since I don't actually have kids. The model is my best friend's kid. He's 4 months old and it fit him perfectly but I really don't know how kids grow. What sizes do you recommend listing? I can do pretty much anything since it just involves trimming a little off the seams when I make it.
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Apr 11, 2013 23:35
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Sapphaholic posted:This is sad. The funniest part is that the officially licensed product doesn't look right.
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Apr 12, 2013 04:30
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But at the same time, Fox has every right to do so even if it is a money grab on a series they deemed "not good enough" to continue producing ten years ago. I do hope the officially licensed hats are good quality!
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Wow! Nothing quite feels like getting your first sale! I was starting to wonder if something was wrong and then I checked this morning and 
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Apr 17, 2013 14:38
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flutterbyblue posted:Congrats Stultus Maximus! That first sale is quite a rush isn't it? (Am I the only person who was also kind of maybe terrified when the first item sold?) Now I'm working hard to get at least one new item a week up on the shop to keep traffic up and maybe snag more sales. Or something. Gotta keep sewing, gotta keep creative.
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Apr 21, 2013 20:32
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Well I know this isn't impressive for all you Etsy superstars who sell a dozen pieces of jewelry a day, but I'm super excited that this month, my shop has turned a profit. All my materials are fully paid for, including what I used for prototyping, practice, gifts, and some things which haven't exactly been runaway successes. Just gotta keep trying new ideas and hoping more will catch on, but it's pretty nice to have a self-supporting hobby.
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Aug 27, 2013 00:59
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Right now I'm getting high traffic presumably due to Halloween. I'm working on some products that are Christmas-related, when do you all think I need to have them finished and up to get the holiday traffic?
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Sep 24, 2013 19:31
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It's you. No problems here
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Sep 30, 2013 15:27
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Radio! posted:Hi I opened a shop and I have no idea what I'm doing. Have you done searches as a customer to see if your keywords are working?
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Oct 7, 2013 15:14
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Radio! posted:Not really, is there any specific strategy for that? Like, should I just search the keyword without specifying a category and see what comes up? All my stuff comes up when searching for "parrot" under the dolls and miniatures> plush category, for instance. I'm no expert, but the idea is to pretend you're the kind of person who you think will buy your stuff and do searches as if you're that person.
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Oct 8, 2013 02:18
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Oh hey, speaking of banners - when is the ad going up? Halloween orders swamped me and I haven't had the chance to make my Christmas season stock.
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Oct 23, 2013 00:32
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Put me on the list for  https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsTMK
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Nov 11, 2013 23:56
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Okay, I've sent the  Shop: DesignsTMK URL: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignsTMK Creates: Mostly sewn and wood items for babies and toddlers, also have a growing adult section. Items added weekly or so. Coupon: TBD Stultus Maximus fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Nov 13, 2013 |
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Nov 13, 2013 20:53
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Anyone here do craft shows?
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Dec 7, 2013 00:55
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unabaumer posted:I do conventions, does that count? I was just curious about peoples' experiences selling at shows, especially concerning how much inventory and range of products to produce.
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Dec 10, 2013 14:31
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Does anyone else get messages asking about how to pay for items? Like, if reading SA for years hadn't already killed my faith in the intelligence of humanity, this sure would. I barely even know how to respond.
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Jun 7, 2014 03:07
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KasioDiscoRock posted:I'm not really sure if anyone here can help at all, but my fiance has been making customized glass etchings and is thinking about expanding to an Etsy shop. Now, we're not quite at that stage yet because first he's looking into getting some sort of vinyl cutting machine so that he doesn't have to spend hours hand-cutting stencils anymore. We had been looking at the Cricut machines until realizing they don't actually do custom designs at all, just pre-made cartridges. Does anyone here have experience with anything like that and have some advice? I don't have experience so this is secondhand info but I think the Silhouette diecut machine can import Illustrator files.
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Jun 30, 2014 23:41
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KasioDiscoRock posted:Me again, not sure where else to ask this question but I know you'll all have experience with this so you're probably my best resource. Yeah, I just use Excel.
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Jul 16, 2014 00:28
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What can I tactfully say to someone who didn't spring for the 2 day shipping option and is complaining that the order hasn't arrived yet and there's no tracking number?
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Jul 26, 2014 21:34
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Urban Wizard posted:Hi guys! My mom and I are hoping to start an Etsy shop sometime this year. She's great at sewing and needlepoint and crocheting, so that's probably what we'll focus on. Does anyone have any tips/guides on how to start up with Etsy, what we should consider, and how to set things up? Before I put something up, I search around using terms I'd expect my customers to use and see who else is selling similar items - and see how many sales they get, and at what price points. If I don't see anyone selling anything similar, I take a shot and sometimes it works out and sometimes it bombs. 
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Aug 7, 2014 00:13
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and was wondering if people would actually buy stuff like that on Etsy.
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I've decided to take my Baby viking costumes to a craft show. It consists of three separate pieces - a vest, a hat, and a toy. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep those items together in the display area? It's not a booth show; every entrant's items are tabled by category and the entrants only work shifts for part of the shows so I won't have direct control after I bring the items.
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Aug 31, 2014 23:25
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flutterbyblue posted:What about bagging them up in a nice clear bag of some sort and then attaching a home-made label of some sort to the top that says what age it's fore as well as your shop and price information? You could leave one out on the table so people could look and touch, and then just pick up the bag that's the right size for their infant. Do you know where they sell bags like that?
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Sep 1, 2014 23:13
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